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Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Trend researcher shares why people are so obsessed with Stanley cups–and which brand will be the next craze

Stanley Cup Trend

‘It might as well be a designer purse’: Trend researcher shares why people are so obsessed with Stanley cups—and which brand will be the next craze

Ramon Ramirez was the managing editor and, formerly, the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

Ramon Ramirez

A Stanley Cup and a Target building. In the bottom right corner is text that says 'Main Character of the Week' in the Daily Dot newsletter web_crawlr font.

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Main Character of the Week: Special edition Stanley cups from Target

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

Target customer claps back at woman who accused him of starting fight over Valentine’s Day Stanley cup

Target Store Cup Fight

‘My man came with RECEIPTS’: Target customer claps back at woman who accused him of starting fight over Valentine’s Day Stanley cup

Target worker catches co-worker trying to hide exclusive Stanley Cup for themselves

Target Hidden Tumbler

‘You just got that employee in trouble’: Target worker caught hiding exclusive Stanley Cup for themselves

Stanley Cup fan roasted for laminating and preserving water bottle label

Stanley Laminated Label

‘Are we not well?’: Stanley Cup fan roasted for laminating and preserving cup’s Valentine’s Day packaging

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

Target sign(l), Two people fighting(c), Pink stanley cup(r)

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‘You’ll never see me do this for anything’: Target shoppers get in fight waiting in line for Valentine’s Day Stanley cups

Stanley Cups